Top 20 songs of May 2020
This is the Strangeways Radio countdown of our top 20 songs released in May 2020 spanning a variety of alternative genres, presented by DJ Mikey
This is the Strangeways Radio countdown of our top 20 songs released in May 2020 spanning a variety of alternative genres, presented by DJ Mikey
Soccer Mommy, a bedroom pop project by Nashville singer Sophie Allison, appeared on SiriusXMU where she conducted an interview and performed songs off of her album Color Theory. In this session, she also contributed a breathtaking cover of Drive by The Cars. This is so good that I’m ready for this to be released as a single tomorrow!
This weeks compilation features some of my favorite new releases in the realm of Indie Pop and Indietronica music. In these times, we need music that is a little more fun and upbeat and poppy to put a little giddy-up in our step
Death Cab For Cutie and Postal Service frontman, Ben Gibbard, has announced a series of shows that he will live stream daily on YouTube at 7pm EST. During his first broadcast he played The Postal Service’s “We Will Become Silhouettes”, Death Cab For Cuties “Crooked Teeth” and a cover of Radiohead’s “Fake Plastic Trees”. The series aim to provide entertainment to you all while you are at home practicing safe social distancing.
This weeks compilation features the latest new music in the genre of indie pop, containing over any hour of synthy, jangly, head bopping numbers! My favorite tracks are from Kitten, Dear Boy, MisterWives and Anna Of The North.
The Ocean Blue have released a video for the next single off of the amazing album Kings And Queens / Knaves and Thieves. The video is for the track Paraguay, My Love which has a definitive Ocean Blue sound to it.
Have you ever gone to a concert where a warm up band, that you were previously unfamiliar with, steals the show? That just happened at this weeks James / Psychedelic Furs concert in Detroit. LA band Dear Boy was the opener.
Friday can’t get here soon enough, as that marks the release of the new album from The Ocean Blue – King And Queens / Knave And Thieves. To help get us through the wait, the band has release the third single from the album called It Takes So Long.
Two weeks ago we debuted the new single from The Ocean Blue, Kings And Queens, off their forthcoming album “Kings And Queens / Knaves And Thieves”. Today, we are treated with a video for the second single called All The Way Blue. This is a clear example of a band that went away for a…
On June 21, The Ocean Blue will release their first new album in six years called Kings And Queens / Knaves and Thieves. The first single is called Kings And Queens and the video debuted yesterday.
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of their critically acclaimed Tiger Bay album, Saint Etienne is releasing a limited edition box set on May 17th.
This weeks compilations feature the latest new releases in Indie Pop. This is a great collection of upbeat pop tunes with a little twang, a little twee and a little synth.